GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6650 XT

Place in performance ranking	68	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	30.06	8.82
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Navi 23	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$1,599
Current price	$465 (1.2x MSRP)	$2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6650 XT has 241% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	14592
Core clock speed	2055 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2635 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	176 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	337.3	1,149

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	17500 MHz	21 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	280.3 GB/s	1,008 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 6650 XT 44.72

RTX 4090 D 93.52
+109%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Radeon RX 6650 XT by 109% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6650 XT 17291

RTX 4090 D 36158
+109%

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Radeon RX 6650 XT by 109% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	137 −104%	280−290 +104%
1440p	73 −105%	150−160 +105%
4K	40 −100%	80−85 +100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

128

−103%

260−270
+103%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −103%	290−300 +103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −102%	200−210 +102%
Cyberpunk 2077	108 −104%	220−230 +104%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −104%	220−230 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −103%	270−280 +103%
Hitman 3	110−120 −107%	230−240 +107%
Horizon Zero Dawn	327 −98.8%	650−700 +98.8%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −102%	220−230 +102%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 −104%	210−220 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	273 −101%	550−600 +101%
Watch Dogs: Legion	133 −103%	270−280 +103%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −103%	290−300 +103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −102%	200−210 +102%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 −105%	180−190 +105%
Far Cry 5	69 −103%	140−150 +103%
Far Cry New Dawn	73 −105%	150−160 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −103%	270−280 +103%
Hitman 3	110−120 −107%	230−240 +107%
Horizon Zero Dawn	264 −108%	550−600 +108%
Metro Exodus	146 −105%	300−310 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 −104%	210−220 +104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180 −94.4%	350−400 +94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 −92.3%	350−400 +92.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	119 −102%	240−250 +102%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −102%	200−210 +102%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −105%	160−170 +105%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −103%	270−280 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	173 −102%	350−400 +102%
Metro Exodus	131 −106%	270−280 +106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	107 −106%	220−230 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 −100%	130−140 +100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

−104%

210−220
+104%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −105%	180−190 +105%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −100%	210−220 +100%
Hitman 3	55−60 −93%	110−120 +93%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −103%	75−80 +103%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −100%	140−150 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −105%	90−95 +105%
Far Cry 5	114 −102%	230−240 +102%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −108%	200−210 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 −102%	260−270 +102%
Metro Exodus	114 −102%	230−240 +102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	124 −102%	250−260 +102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	49 −104%	100−105 +104%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	49 −104%	100−105 +104%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −100%	120−130 +100%
Hitman 3	35−40 −103%	75−80 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 −102%	85−90 +102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 −96.4%	110−120 +96.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Battlefield 5	55−60 −100%	110−120 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −106%	130−140 +106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	72 −108%	150−160 +108%
Metro Exodus	60 −100%	120−130 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	23 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−107%

85−90
+107%

This is how RX 6650 XT and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 104% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 105% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.72	93.52
Recency	10 May 2022	28 December 2023
Cost	$399	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	176 Watt	425 Watt